Tonga’s rich cultural legacy in ngatu

Tonga’s Lady Fielakepa’s ngatu collection on display in Auckland

The exhibition is centred on the outstanding collection of ngatu, both antique and contemporary, of Tunakaimanu Fielakepa, the Dowager Lady Fielakepa.

The exhibition celebrates “the significance of the female artistic linage of Tongan koloa, to generate a transformative-context in which female indigenous practices are a pivotal cultural force.”